American Mikaela Shiffrin reacts after winning the women’s slalom during the Sochi Winter Olympics on Feb. 21, 2014, in Russia. (AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post)

Every two years, it predictably happens.

Our coverage of the Olympics begins, and with it a steady stream of complaints and pleas from readers and viewers to not disclose Olympic results as they happen, a process that spoils entrenched American ritual of evening Olympic prime time viewing.

In Sochi this year, we’ve joined hundreds of other media organizations around the world to cover the 15 winter disciplines. And for those in the United States who aren’t there, NBC is our ticket to watching the Games. So when The Denver Post decides to deliver real-time results, stories and other information on an event in a country 11-hours ahead of our own, the complaints start coming. On no story other than the Olympics do news organizations deal with this problem.

“While I completely understand the reasoning (and demand) behind publishing real-time news, I’m just respectfully requesting that the headlines for the stories and results be behind a link instead of in large print on the homepage,” one reader wrote to us. “It’s the least you can do for those of us who want to watch the action and be surprised at the results. Plus, other readers who do want all the real-time news can still get it.”

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